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New Color Line cruise-ferry set to sail
Oslo-based Color Line has taken delivery of a new cruise ferry that will start running between Oslo and Kiel, Germany next week. The vessel is aimed at offering some cruise luxury on a short-haul basis.
The new Color Magic will be a sister ship to the Color Fantasy that was introduced on the Oslo-Kiel route last year. It will replace an older, more traditional vehicle- and passenger ferry that soon will start sailing between Ireland and the European continent.
Olav Nils Sunde, sole owner of Color Line, thinks a NOK 7.5 billion investment program in new vessels will be justified by economic growth in both Norway and Germany, Norwegians' growing appetite for travel and the good life, and increasing cargo transport to and from Norway.
More than 4 million passengers traveled on Color Line's routes between Norway, Denmark, Germany and Sweden last year. More can soon be accommodated on the venerable Oslo-Kiel route, which remains popular year-round.
The Color Magic is billed as the" world's largest cruiseship with car decks." Its 15 decks in total can carry 550 cars plus trucks, and the vessel has 1,016 cabins, including 54 suites, that offer a total of 2,975 beds.
The overnight voyage between Oslo and Kiel will allow passengers time to check out a shopping mall, spa, cinema and several restaurants. The vessel, like the Color Fantasy, was built at Oslo-based Aker Yards' Rayma shipyard in Finland.
Color Line will also take delivery of two new fast-ferries next year. Those vessels will run day-trips from Larvik and Kristiansand in Norway to Hirtshals on the northern tip of Denmark.
The new Color Magic will be a sister ship to the Color Fantasy that was introduced on the Oslo-Kiel route last year. It will replace an older, more traditional vehicle- and passenger ferry that soon will start sailing between Ireland and the European continent.
Olav Nils Sunde, sole owner of Color Line, thinks a NOK 7.5 billion investment program in new vessels will be justified by economic growth in both Norway and Germany, Norwegians' growing appetite for travel and the good life, and increasing cargo transport to and from Norway.
More than 4 million passengers traveled on Color Line's routes between Norway, Denmark, Germany and Sweden last year. More can soon be accommodated on the venerable Oslo-Kiel route, which remains popular year-round.
The Color Magic is billed as the" world's largest cruiseship with car decks." Its 15 decks in total can carry 550 cars plus trucks, and the vessel has 1,016 cabins, including 54 suites, that offer a total of 2,975 beds.
The overnight voyage between Oslo and Kiel will allow passengers time to check out a shopping mall, spa, cinema and several restaurants. The vessel, like the Color Fantasy, was built at Oslo-based Aker Yards' Rayma shipyard in Finland.
Color Line will also take delivery of two new fast-ferries next year. Those vessels will run day-trips from Larvik and Kristiansand in Norway to Hirtshals on the northern tip of Denmark.
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